The following are comments on what people think when using a water softener.

• Great to use: Nothing feels good like drinking water that is clean of bacteria and chemicals.

• Easy to install: Most of these water softeners are quite easy to install, only requiring you to hook them up to the water main into your home.

• Carry out a regular inspection on the water softener: You should have your water softener serviced by a professional on a periodic basis. Regular check-ups would help you detect any faults that may occur in the functioning of the device.

• Check the salt level: This is one of the important tips that shouldn't be forgotten. Check the salt level to detect if it is exchanging ions properly. By early detection, you can prevent hard water from forming.

• Ensure to use the right salt: This is another feature that shouldn't be neglected. For salt-based water softeners, make sure that you use salt in the correct form to replenish the device’s sodium ions, using either crystals, blocks, or cubes.

• General Electric (GE): This American company has an established reputation. Although their water softeners have the smallest capacity range when compared with other top brands, nonetheless they are very efficient in what they do.

• Aquasana: This brand is well known for its water filtration. They are well known to reduce not only the chemicals that are found in your water but also the contaminants.

• Whirlpool: This brand has been around for over 30 years. Their water softeners are capable of processing water ranging anywhere from 18,000 grains per gallon (=gpg) to 48,000 gpg (for comparison, very hard water is defined to have 10.5 or more gpg).

• Eddy: They focus more on electronic water descalers, even though the minerals found in your water are not removed. One good thing is that they are not only cheaper when compared to salt softeners, but also they are smaller. Another interesting thing about this brand is that although they meet IS standards, they are still manufactured in the UK.